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Welcome to the Blog! This is the heart of our journey into selling a screenplay. Here you will find daily postings about the projects I am currently writing, rewriting and rewriting again. I'll explain my process and and the mechanics of screenwriting, incorporating all revisions into the samples located on the Projects page. But in addition to the writing, we'll delve into the business side of screenwriting and unravel the mysteries of writing query letters and developing pitches. Then when it's all put together, we'll set our marketing plan into action and see what kind of response we get. Hopefully, it won't necessitate a trip back to the drawing board.

But the blog isn't all work and no play. I'll be taking you to film festivals, workshops and pitch fests for an insider's looks at all the action behind the scenes. If you haven't attended one of these events in the past, this will be a good opportunity for you to understand how they work and what to expect when you get there. And you are going to attend, right? You're on a journey, after all.

The blog will also feature interviews with fellow screenwriters, actors, directors and producers, giving you valuable insight into what they've experienced and what they expect when working with writers. The blog will be an indispensible font of information for you as you begin the journey to sell your own screenplay. You can begin that journey right now by subscribing to the blog using the form below.

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So check out a blogcast and then get back to writing. Remember, the journey to a successful screenplay begins with a single keystroke.

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Day 38: Rewrites & Research

A light day on writing new material, but I did do some rewriting on the latest episode of Everyday Clowns. I was hoping to trim it down a bit but ended up adding a page, bringing it to a total of 17 pages. That's really long for a webisode, and I may have to rethink this down the road. On the plus side though, it establishes a through line for the remainder of the series. Whereas the series up to this point has been a sequence of comic sketches loosely connected with an overa

Day 27: Webinar with Corey Mandell

Sunday was mostly a quiet, relaxing sort of day. I spent some time at the gym engaged in the on-going battle of the bulge and did some channel surfing between NFL games. By early evening I was starting to feel guilty for not having done anything on the writing front. I tried to rationalize my inactivity by telling myself it was okay to take a day off once in a while. But then I recalled my pledge from Day 1 when I said I would do something every day for the next 365 days to f